AI won't just take meaningless jobs — meaningful ones go too, argues viral thread
zetalyrae · x · 2026-10-06
Quoting a sarcastic take that mocks worries over losing "meaningless office jobs," ahidingperson pushes back: AI won't take away only the meaningless work — it takes the meaningful jobs as well, and that's precisely the difference from past automation. Traditional automation was beautiful because it removed toil; this wave removes everything else too. A representative flashpoint in the ongoing AI-vs-employment debate.
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